Member Chalkboard & Other News
NSAGO 2024 Board Ballot
North Shore Chapter AGO 2024 Election VOTE ONLINE NOW Dean Candidate - Brian Schoettler Brian Schoettler serves as Minister of Music & Organist at First United Methodist Church inEvanston, Illinois and as chair of the Organ Department at the Music Institute of...
Special Announcement from Darcey Press
Our dear member of the Chapter Adrienne Tindall, President of Darcey Press, has graciously invited all North Shore Chapter members to peruse the website of Darcey Press and select various pieces of music that you are interested in and Adrienne will send the music to...
Registrar’s Report | October 2023
AGO Launches Multiple Webinars in October AGO will host three new webinars ranging from professional demands on music ministers to young organists’ expectations for chapters. Being Yourself in the Face of Public Ministry. Speaker: Sarah Bereza On Monday, 2 October at...
NSAGO 2023 Board Nominations
North Shore Chapter AGO 2023 Election Vote for Three Board Members to serve term 2023-2026 Mary Beth Molenaar – Board Member Mary Beth Molenaar started accompanying the choir regularly and playing the organ at Winnetka Covenant Church last fall after partially...
Member News | March 2023
Webinar Introduces AGO Chapter Specialist Support Teams The national AGO will establish chapter specialist support teams to serve in roles previously held by district conveners. Teams include six members--volunteers with expertise in marketing and communications,...
Member Updates | February 2023
Volunteers Needed for the Regional Convention We as a chapter are looking forward to the opportunity to host the Great Lakes AGO Regional Convention this summer, June 25 - 28. The program looks great, so as you can imagine, we need many Volunteers to make things run...
Members Chalkboard | January 2023
The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada The Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring an eight-session online course in basic hymnology during January 2023. Sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday. The course in basic hymnology will be a broad overview of...
Members Chalkboard | November 2022
North Shore Chapter AGO Board News As noted in the previous issue of the “Overtones” newsletter, Board Member James Janssen was elected to the position of Treasurer for the Chapter – thus leaving his three-year elected term position. Now we need to congratulate and...
Member News: Obituary for Barbara Anne Mattes
Barbara Anne (Schisewski) Mattes Word was received recently regarding the death of Barbara Anne Mattes on May 1, 2022 at the age of 90. She earned a BM degree from the University of Dubuque and did graduate work in organ at the American Conservatory of Music in...
Member’s Chalkboard | June 2022
From Derek Nickels SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 AT 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CDT Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Organ Historical Society presents a Member's Recital by Derek Nickels The Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Organ Historical Society concludes its 2021-2022 program year with...